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Originally Posted by BowtieBelle
Ok my schedule. I get up between 7 and 8 depending on where I'm staying (in town with my parents to ease my commute or out of town at my house). I am at work by 8:30am. I'm a paralegal. Lunch is 12-1 and i leave the office because i gotta get away by that point. I can eat anytime I want though; office is lax. I am off at 5. Tan and hit the gym by 6, done by 7:00 or 7:30 then do homework, relax, asleep by midnight.
Yes they are processed frozen food. I don't have a lot of time to cook anymore. I love cooking but. I'm not home enough. I've been trying to have Lean Cuisine for dinner lately after my workout.... That's when I eat. I cook when I can. Maybe 3 nights a week? It's hard cooking for one person and I don't eat leftovers.
I hate oatmeal. I refuse to eat it because of the texture and the flavor but mainly the texture. It makes me gag. :(
The trainer today told me I should be eating about 1500 calories daily. He said no more than 31g of fat. He said I should eat about 131g of protein and 150g or less carbs. Is that right at all?
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Everyone's body is different so it's hard to say what percentages are exactly right that's why you keep track of everything so you can make adjustments according to your results. On an average 1400 cals would be as low as I would go depending on your stats, that would be around a 30-45-25 ratio,this is very low carb. 1600 I would consider moderate and a good starting point,your trainer is right down the middle so it would appear that is about right. if you eat the 150g carbs, 131g protein and 31g fat you would be at a ratio of about 42-35-23 ratio,now if you ate a little less than 151g carbs as he suggested and a little less than the 31g fat you would make up the cals in protein and you would be at the 40 40 20 ratio. I personally like to see a little higher protein ratio which would be around the 40-40-20 ratio I listed so yes again he is on target. They are both very close and as I said if you follow either of those for a period of a few weeks then they can be dialed in. As you can see, his numbers and mine are very close as they would be with any trainer because these are known to be effective for most people, it's not guess work.
I won't be able to do it tonight but I have templetes on how to construct meals as well as many recipies that I think will get you on track. I will scan them tomorrow and post them. I think you will find some that will make things easy for you.
You may not realize it but by looking at what you have posted tonight I have a good idea why your results haven't been what you are hoping for and can see ways to improve so it has been very productive. By the weeks end I think we will have a solid plan in place and that is a major part of it.